Town Ranks

City Ranks

Staff Ranks

Addendum

Basic Ranks

[Guest]

When you join the server for the first time, you will be a [Guest]. This rank allows you to explore the server and interact with our friendly community. If you would like to join our community and help build some awesome projects, then please apply to become a [Member].

Requirements:

Once you’ve read the rules, connect to the server. See the How to Join page for instructions.

Guests can:

Walk or fly around most areas of the server.

Interact with pressure plates, levers, buttons, tripwire, etc.

Ride the MRT lines.

Drive uCars that are already placed.

Use EElevators.

Use warp signs, costs $0.10 of in-game money per use.

Teleport to other players using the /tpa command, costs $0.25 of in-game money per use.

Guests cannot:

Place or destroy blocks.

Place their own minecarts or uCars.

Use chests or ender chests.

Own any building, residence, or business.

[Member]

A newly approved member of the community who has yet to establish their presence on the server.

Requirements:

Fill out a membership application on the How to Join page. Read the rules and FAQ thoroughly before applying!

Members can:

Place and destroy most block types.

Place minecarts and uCars.

Use chests and ender chests.

Access project-specific chat channels. (Use /p1, /p2, /p3, or /p4 to enter these channels, use /g to return to the global chat channel.)

With permission, build homes and shops in other players’ cities and towns.

Start building their own town.

Buy lottery tickets using /lottery buy #

[Citizen]

An established member of the server who has created a residence and a business in an existing town(s).

Requirements:

Be an active [Member]for at least 1 week with no active warnings.

Create a residence in an existing town with the permission of that town’s mayor. This can be done either by building a new, original house in the town, or moving into an suite in an existing apartment/flat/condominium.

Create a business in an existing town with the permission of that town’s mayor. This can be done either by building a new, original store or business in the town, or moving into an available space in an existing mall or shopping centre.

Your home and business may be in the same town, or in two different towns.

In addition to the ability of Members, Citizens can:

Create 1 personal /home, which can be teleported to at any time free of charge.

Construct buildings in Central City.

Claim a personal mailbox at the MRT Mail Centre in Central City.

[Trustee]

Trustees are members who have become firmly established within the community. They are mature members who have gained the trust of the staff and other community members.

Requirements:

Be an active [Citizen] for at least 2 weeks with no active warnings.

Be a mature player and respected member of the community.

Receive at least 3 endorsements from 3 other players of Trustee rank or above (See the “How to Get Promoted to [Trustee]” section in the Addendum for more details).

City Ranks

[Senator]

Requirements:

Have at least 40 original buildings of significant size and detail in your city.

Approval from a majority of staff during a City Rank Candidate Batch.

In addition to the abilities of Mayor, Senators can:

Create up to 12 personal /homes.

Build a small airfield in an area that is no larger than 7500 blocks squared. This airfield may contain any sort of air facility, including airfields, heliports, seaplane ports, spaceports, runways, hangars, terminal buildings, etc.

[Governor]

Governors are owners of medium-sized cities.

Requirements:

Be an active [Senator] for at least 4 weeks with no active warnings.

Have at least 60 original buildings of significant size and detail in your city.

Build a epic landmark in your city that uniquely identifies your city, such as a tower, monument, or structure that has some distinct architectural or cultural feature.

Approval from a majority of staff during a City Rank Candidate Batch.

In addition to the abilities of Senator, Governors can:

Create up to 16 personal /homes.

Build a maximum of 1 large airport/spaceport. Airports/Spaceports are subject to the following restrictions:

Can only be up to 50% in size of your city. For example, if your city is approximately 80 square chunks in size, your airport can only be up to 40 square chunks in size.

The large airport can be an expansion of a small airfield built at the [Senator] rank, or it can be a brand-new facility separate from an existing airfield.

Multiple players and cities may elect to work together on a single large airport. Players may be of any rank to work on the airport, as long as one of the players is of [Governor] rank or higher. The maximum size of the airport is 50% the size of all participating cities combined.

Before you begin construction on your airport, you must e-mail the staff at staff [at] minecartrapidtransit.net with a proposal on how much space the airport will take up. Please include a dynmap screenshot indicating your town and the borders of your airport. You must also e-mail the admins for any future expansions to your airport.

Build amusement parks and other large-scale attractions within city limits. Games and PVP arenas are not allowed on the new world and must be built on the games world instead.

[Premier]

Premiers are owners of a large megacity. These cities are the most recognized and admired on the server, and represent the pinnacle of architectural design and city planning.

Requirements:

Be an active [Governor] for 8 weeks with no active warnings.

Have 100 original buildings of significant size and detail within your city.

Approval from a majority of staff at a General Staff Meeting.

The city should be EPIC – expressive, planned, individual, and culturally significant:

Expressive: cities that have a variety of buildings are more likely to be promoted. These include high and low density buildings,

Planned: A well-thought-out city with different districts, a good transportation network (which can include roads, walking paths, metro, or bus systems), and a feel for good organization is more likely to be promoted.

Individual: Your city must be unique from other cities on the server, either with its building styles, layout, landmarks, or “vibe”.

Culturally significant: Your city should be significant to the MRT community culture – whether that’s with its uniqueness, utility as a transit hub, host for events, or something else entirely.

In addition to the abilities of Governor, Premiers can:

Create up to 20 personal /homes.

Place beacons.

Have their city marked on the Dynmap.

Staff Ranks

[Trial Mod] (Trial Moderator)

Trial Moderators are newly added staff members who must go through a 3-month probation period before becoming a full moderator. Trial Moderators have all the same abilities as full moderators (see below), except that full moderators can temporarily ban trial moderators in case of emergency.

[Mod] (Moderator)

Moderators are staff members who ensure that the community is running smoothly by enforcing the rules and lending a helping hand upon request.

Moderators can:

Teleport to any player, any warp, and any MRT Station.

Place lava and beacons (as well as water and ice) when requested politely.

Perform WorldEdit commands when requested politely.

Perform small dynmap renders in a local area when requested politely.

Refuse requests from members if they are too busy or don’t feel like doing them.

Inspect block history for possible griefing.

Promote or demote players to all ranks up to the [Mayor] rank if they have the appropriate approval from other staff members.

Mute, kick, jail, and issue formal warnings to players.

Temporarily ban exceptionally unruly players for 24 hours as a last resort.

Moderators are responsible for:

Enforcing the rules on a day-to-day basis for all MRT services, including the Minecraft server, Wiki, Mumble, and Discord.

Performing WorldEdit, block placement, or dynmap render requests from players at their discretion.

Handling promotions for players up to the [Mayor] rank, and voting on promotions in City Rank Candidate Batches for the [Senator], [Governor], and [Premier] ranks.

[Admin] (Administrator)

Administrators oversee the general operations of the server, on both a technical and interpersonal level. Admins can do pretty much anything, within reason.

In addition to the abilities of Moderator, Administrators can:

Approve or reject member applications.

Configure and reload plugins.

Read the server logs and all private messages sent in-game.

Perform dynmap renders for whole worlds.

Rollback block changes due to damage or griefing.

Promote or demote players to any rank.

Ban players on a permanent basis.

In addition to the responsibilities of Moderator, Administrators are responsible for:

Supervising moderators and making important server-related decisions when necessary.

[Owner]

There is only one Owner. That is Frumple. He is the ultimate authority of the MRT Server.

Frumple is responsible for:

Paying for the server’s costs.

Handling all supporter benefits and purchases.

Maintaining services such as the website, wiki, and Mumble server.

Upgrading the server’s Minecraft version and plugins.

Having the final say on all major decisions that affect the server.

Eating all the tacos.

Addendum

How to Get Promoted

How to get promoted to [Citizen], or to a Town Rank: [Councillor], [Mayor]

Once you have achieved the requirements of the rank, all you need to do is ask any staff member in-game. The staff member will then evaluate whether you have achieved your requirements, and if they find that you have done so, then they will ask another staff member to confirm your promotion. You need a minimum of 2 staff members to approve your promotion.

How to get promoted to [Trustee]

You will need 3 endorsements from your fellow players in the MRT community. Politely ask 3 players who are of [Trustee] rank or above to fill out a Trustee Endorsement Form for you.

Once you have 3 endorsements, a staff member will verify your endorsements and send an internal e-mail to all other staff indicating your candidacy for the [Trustee] rank. Staff members will have 24 hours after the time that e-mail was sent to veto the promotion if they have concerns about your behaviour. However, the vast majority of [Trustee] candidates do end up getting promoted after 24 hours with no vetoes. If you do in fact get vetoed, a staff member will e-mail you explaining their reasons for the veto.

How to get promoted to a City Rank: [Senator], [Governor], [Premier]

Fill out a City Rank Promotion Request Form. Your request will then be considered at the next City Rank Candidate Batch, which is usually held every 1-2 months.

How to get promoted to Staff

Asking for promotion to staff is against the rules. We will ask you if you would like to become a staff member if we feel that you are qualified for the position.

How Staff Evaluate Towns

When a staff member evaluates a town for any rank, the two most important aspects that they will look for are:

How much effort has the player put into building their town. This can be in terms of both quantity and quality of builds in the town.

The general “vibe” or “ambiance” of the town. Does it look like a small/medium/large town or city? Do the builds look complete? Are the interiors of these builds furnished?

Note that while a lot of ranks call for a minimum number of builds in your town, this is only a guideline, not a hard rule. Staff members may choose to grant ranks for towns and cities that do not meet the minimum number of builds, but the builds are of exceptional quality and detail.

How Staff Are Chosen

At some General Staff Meetings, existing staff members will nominate and voice their opinions on a list of players whom they believe may be good candidates to become moderators. After careful consideration of all opinions, staff will vote on each candidate. In general, if a candidate has approval from all attending staff as well as the owner, the candidate will be asked privately at a later time whether they would like to become a moderator. Some candidates have refused the position in the past, usually due to work, school, or life obligations, so these moderator promotions are not announced until the candidate has accepted the position.

We look for the following qualities in a moderator:

Mature player that remains calm and polite during stressful times or disagreements.

Friendly personality that works well with other members and staff.

Reflective and aware of their own behaviour and constantly tries to improve.

Genuinely wants to help others and the community, even without moderator powers.

On the other hand, if we see any of the following qualities in a player, they have little to no chance of becoming a moderator:

Has asked or demanded to be a moderator in the past.

Has a history of warnings and/or immature or disrespectful behaviour.

Wants to be a moderator just for the sake of having power or having moderator abilities, such as WorldEdit.

Thinks that they are entitled to become a moderator because of how much time they’ve played on the server, how much they have contributed to it, or how much experience they have.

Has a “know-it-all” or condescending attitude towards others.

For administrators, they must satisfy the moderator characteristics above to a high degree as well as the following:

Highly trustworthy with a stable personality: Administrators have full access to many of the server’s internal workings including permissions, files, and server logs, so they must be trusted to not wreck or delete things when things don’t go their way.

Resolves disputes between members and/or moderators in a fair and respectful manner.

Nice-to-have: Technical competency in using admin commands and navigating the file system.

Deputy Mayors and other Town Officials

Before ranking up to [Mayor], Councillors are required to designate a Deputy Mayor (DM) for their town. DM is not an official rank, but it is a title that the mayor of a town can assign to another player they work well with. There can only be one mayor and one DM per town, but the mayor may designate as many other “town officials” (sheriff, judge, etc) as they wish. The only official duty of the DM is that the DM will automatically inherit the town if the mayor is banned. It’s up to the mayor to determine the duties of the DM and other town officials. Often times DMs are given free build rights within the town limits, and are often in charge of handing out plots to new citizens. Sometimes DMs are in charge of mini-projects within the town such as the road system. They may have other rights and duties, depending on the town.A player may be DM to as many towns as they wish. However, it’s recommended that a given player should only be DM of two or three towns at most at a time.